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Automotive News & Views What is "wrong" with these new subcompacts?
8691 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 1:39 PM
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 20, 2009 12:32 pm) Most older CR-Vs were built in England and Japan... It's just the new model that's being built here.. I'm going with the demographics theory...  , though it's likely a combination of many factors..
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Replying to: kyfdx (Apr 20, 2009 10:26 am) My fleet includes: Car Vehicle Safety Discount Sienna 10% Forester 20% Miata 30% The smallest car has the biggest discount, with State Farm, at least.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 21, 2009 7:26 am) Caymans and Boxsters, etc... Again, I think it's the demographics, and that possibly those cars are used less for commuting..
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Replying to: kyfdx (Apr 21, 2009 7:51 am) Now with a new 2008 it's in the middle. I guess small cars have lower liability. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Apr 14, 2009 2:28 pm) I liked it better than the Cube we saw, though we could not get in the Cube. Materials are nothing to brag about, but there were all put together well, and fit and finish were impressive for the price. The boxy design is practical and roomy, the interior is airy and seems almost mid-sized. The center console and dash look like a snow board - a neat design feature. That plus I thought the fabrics used were playful and fun. Again, for the price, you sort of expect an unassuming, boring car, and the Soul actually had a little spunk. Just my $0.02.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 21, 2009 11:18 am)  Haven't seen a Cube yet. I think part of the problem with us is that my wife was excited about the Soul for the last 4 months. Every time she ran across an article or link, she'd make me read it. Familiarity must have bred contempt because it was a letdown in person. With your .02 and my .02, we're almost up to a piece of Double-Bubble.
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Replying to: steve_ (Apr 21, 2009 12:38 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Apr 21, 2009 1:26 pm) That was part of the attraction too. We've always liked cheap underdog cars and have always had great luck with them ('82 Tercel instead of an Omni or Civic, '89 Voyager instead of a Caravan, '99 Quest instead of a Sienna or Odyssey). The Outback is still a bit of a niche car, but probably the most mainstream one we've ever had. Well, the Tercel was basic but pretty popular and not the cheapest subcompact in its day I suppose.
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Replying to: steve_ (Apr 21, 2009 3:14 pm) Come a few hundred miles west and an Outback is very mainstream, at least they seem to be around Seattle.
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Replying to: fintail (Apr 21, 2009 6:26 pm) Maybe Fiat will make it over and we can get one of these:  See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com
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